The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-12
EXPOSING ITS METHODS.

Fisher, from the Department OF Justice
a Washington, has been in this city
two or three weeks, investigating Ger
tain charges that have been preferred
against VIM. Mckay, as assistant
United States Attorney. These accu-
sations are against the official and pro-
fession2l Integrity OF the gentleman
and also involve his uperior, District
Attorney Dickson. The HERALD has
known oflthe matter from the first, but
has refrained from commenting on it,
or even mentioning the affair, believing
that in its present shape and condition
the matter was not for the
public. 1t was private citi-
zen who preferred the charges;
the accusation was made because
of q private grievance, and the investi-
CATION was being conducted as it should
be at this stage, not on the housetops
cretion among those familiar with the
facts. Of course, if it shall develop that
there is anything in the charges de-
mandiEg action on the part of the general
govern ment; if it shall be shown that
the accusations are true, or demon
strated that they are false, the public
should be made acquainted with the
facts in order that it may know and
rightly condemn the guilty parties, or
do justice to the exonerated gentlemen.
Our morning contemporary, how
ever, has been unable to restrain
Itself. 1t could BOT wait until
the testimony was ali in and a
vindication or conviction of its friends,
10 accordance with the evidence, was es--
tablished. Some of its pets were at
tackled; the men it daily pats upon the
bsck, and urges on to Heaner work
against the Mormons, were charged
with such wrong doing as, if proven
against them, ought to consign them
to eternal disgrace, if not to the Peni-
Tertiary; hence the organ could not re-
main silent. II has contained several
insinuations and contemplate filings
against the party who is at the bottom
Of the business, and yesterday it openly
and savsgely attacked Mr.. Fisher.
the special agent of the department.
It not only declared its friends inno-
cent, weeks before the case has
been made Up, but charges the examiner
with prejudice and with having pre-
judged the case, as if Mr.. Fisher had
presented his report and pronounced
the accused guilty, when as q matter
of fact the gentleman is just getting into
the merits of the affair, and will prob
ably not arrive st q conclusion for
weeks yet. We are not sorry that the
Tribune has taken this course. On the
contrary we are rather glad of it. 1t
wiz demonstrate to the special agent
and through him, to the administration,
the character of the local newspaper
organ of the Federal Courts and gov
eminent officials. 1t will show to
him the true character of the
ring which has been formed for
the control Of Utah, and which COM
prises in its makeup the Federal force
and such elements as are violently
ant-Mormon in season and out of it,
with reason and without 1t. 1t will
give him an insight into the manner of
the banding together of those who are
bent on the grand scheme of spoliation
and plumber, and impart to him very
clear idea OF how all is subOrdinsted to
advance the scheme. A man NAV be
guilty of all the sins forbidden in the
decalogue and all the crimes in the
calendar, bat if he be pronounced in
his hatred Of and opposition to the
Mormons he is pure and spotless, 8
patriot and a Christian in the esteem
of the Tribune and the clique which
it contro's. fridays assault on
his character and integrity, ought TO
give Mr.. Fisher very intelligent in
sight into the character of the men who
are conducting the affairs of the Fed
eral government in this Territory. It
requires only one other thing to COM
plete his knowledge. If he viii let it be
known that he is about to investigate a
charge, no matter how heineus it may
DE, against Mormon, the Tribune viii
inform him that the accused is guilty,
though not syllable Of testimony may
be given.
In this Meears Mckay Dickson
matter, 1t may be Stated thatit is Gentle
through and through. The Mormous
have nothing 10 do with it, AID are in
no sense involved. It's not their quar-
rel. They can sir back and Iook on in
patience, hoping tina. right will prevail
and justice be done, no matter who
shall be struck or who fall.